Sudden hearing loss is no surprise to married women

Sudden hearing loss is no surprise to married women

Any woman who’s ever suspected that her husband has a “selective” hearing problem will probably like this one.

The FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) has received 113 reports of sudden hearing loss linked to use of PDE5 inhibitors.

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An investigation into these reports of hearing loss – detailed in the Winter 2008 issue of the FDA Drug Safety Newsletter – notes that in 84 cases, hearing loss was not reliably linked to PDE5 inhibitor use.

So women, if you husband uses a PDE5 inhibitor and then later has a sudden inability to hear a single word you’re saying, there’s a 3 in 4 chance he’s totally faking it.

Source:
“PHOSPHODIESTERASE TYPE 5 (PDE5) INHIBITORS: Sudden Hearing Loss” FDA Drug Safety Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 2, Winter 2008, fda.gov